Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly and use the correct past tense: “needed,” not “need.” The phrase “go to study” is unnatural; say “go to school” instead. You could also add one specific detail about where or how often you rode your bike. Avoid starting with “Yes, sure,” as “Yes, I did” sounds more natural.

Example: Yes, I did. I had a bike when I was a child, and I used it to go to school every day. It was convenient because my school was about fifteen minutes from my home.

Suggestion: Give a clear overall opinion first, such as “Bikes used to be more popular than they are now.” Replace “what time” with “the period” or “the time of life,” and use “a main form of transportation” rather than “the main transportation.” Avoid the incorrect combination “But now because”; use “However, nowadays, because...” Explain more specifically how cars, motorcycles, or public transport have reduced bicycle use. Reduce fillers such as “Umm” and “Uh” to make the answer more fluent.

Example: Bikes used to be very popular in my country, but they are less common nowadays. When I was a child, many people used them as a main form of transportation, especially to go to school or work. However, as cars, motorcycles, and public transport have become more convenient, fewer people rely on bicycles.

× Yes, sure, I had a bike when I was a child because I need to ride it to go to study.

✓ Yes, sure, I had a bike when I was a child because I needed to ride it to go to study.

The sentence describes a situation in the past, as shown by had and was. Therefore, need should also be changed to its past-tense form, needed, to maintain consistent tense. When discussing past habits or past reasons, use the past tense for all relevant verbs.

× But now because of the new technology, so many people don't ride bikes.

✓ But now, because of new technology, many people don't ride bikes.

Because and so should not be used together to introduce the same cause-and-effect relationship. Use either because or so, but not both in the same clause. Here, because is retained, and so is removed. The article the is also unnecessary when referring to technology in general.